Vernonia gigantea, Tall Ironweed

Veronia gigantea

Tall Ironweed

  • Moderately Wet to Average Soils
  • Sun to Light Shade
  • 5’ tall, 24” to 36” spacing -taller in wet settings, spreads to form a patch
  • Late Summer to Fall Blooms
  • Ontario Native, Thrives Meadow and Wet Meadow Ecosystems and high moisture, open Woodlands

Still new to my gardens, grown from seeds sourced from Prairie Moon Nursery.

https://www.prairiemoon.com/vernonia-altissima-tall-ironweed-prairie-moon-nursery.html

A very tall, very striking species that prefers high moisture settings and can overwhelm small spaces, these are good companions for other, equally bold species, including Joe-Pye-Weed and Giant Goldenrod. 

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cephas and Greg Hume via Wikimedia Commons


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The Online Plant Nursery will re-open for orders on Tuesday, May 17th

Pickups will begin the following week.

I will be offering plug sized plants for $1.25 each or 5 for $5. 

I'm in the process of adding species that I expect to offer this spring to the listings since they are starting to germinate and I'm starting to get an idea of which will be available in abundant quantities.

Since the list is much longer this year I've added several categories to help narrow down your options based on a variety of criteria.

For those who have already adopted seedlings, planting instructions can be found here.
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